California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16km NE of Boron, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16km NE of Boron, CA on Mon, Mar 15, 1982, 12:42 PM PST (20:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-15 20:42:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.119° N, 117.548° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.334km NW of Barstow, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16271 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16270 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16270 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.918km N of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16269 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.69km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16268 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.413km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.010km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 16266 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.217km NW of California City, CA · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.226km S of Bodfish, CA · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.225km N of California City, CA · 16262 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.66km W of Little Lake, CA · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.67km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.66km W of Little Lake, CA · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.911km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.72km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.73km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16258 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.013km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.315km N of Barstow, CA · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.013km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16256 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.113km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.423km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.021km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.513km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.313km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107389. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.